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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Turtleback Books
Publication date October 1, 1999
Binding Prebinding
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780808508748
ISBN-10 0808508741
Dimensions 1 by 4.50 by 7.50 in.
Weight 0.45 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $14.70
Other format details juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:

Stories, poems, and commentaries by the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
 
FARMER GILES OF HAM
An imaginative history of the distant and marvelous past that introduces the rather unheroic Farmer Giles, whose efforts to capture a somewhat untrustworthy dragon will delight readers everywhere.
 
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM BOMBADIL
A collection of verse in praise of Tom Bombadil, that staunch friend of the Hobbits in The Lord of the Rings.
 
TREE AND LEAF
Contains “On Fairy-stories,” Professor Tolkien’s now-famous essay on the form of the fairy story and the treatment of fantasy.
 
. . . and other dazzling works, including an introduction by Peter S. Beagle



Editions
Paperback
Book cover for 9780345345066
 
Reprint edition from Del Rey (February 1, 1989)
9780345345066 | details & prices | 251 pages | 4.00 × 6.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $7.99
About: A fantastical anthology of short fiction, poetry, and commentaries by the author of The Lord of the Rings includes 'The Adventures of Tom Bombadil,' 'Farmer Giles of Ham, and the author's intriguing essay on the art of the fairy story and the treatment of fantasy.
Prebinding
Book cover for 9780808508748
 
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from Turtleback Books (October 1, 1999)
9780808508748 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $14.70
About: Stories, poems, and commentaries by the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings   FARMER GILES OF HAM An imaginative history of the distant and marvelous past that introduces the rather unheroic Farmer Giles, whose efforts to capture a somewhat untrustworthy dragon will delight readers everywhere.

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